The Devil's Delilah
Jack Langdon met Delilah Desmond under unusual circumstances. She was holding a pistol on a publisher--threatening him not to publish her father's scandalous memoirs, which would ruin her social standing!
Jack Langdon met Delilah Desmond under unusual circumstances. She was holding a pistol on a publisher--threatening him not to publish her father's scandalous memoirs, which would ruin her social standing!
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Format: BOOK
ISBN:
9780449218945 (0449218945)
ASIN: TvQeAQAACAAJ
Publish date: 1990-06-01
Publisher: Crest
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Humor,
Funny,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Historical Romance,
Category Romance,
Regency,
Regency Romance,
Traditional Regency,
Clean Romance,
Fiction,
Historical
Hot-tempered and unpredictable, Delilah Desmond was indeed the devil's daughter. "Devil" Desmond, to be exact, society's most infamous rogue who had just completed his scandalous memoirs. A great many dreaded the tell-all publication, including his daughter, for it meant certain social ruin. No gent...
I've tried twice, and I just can't seem to get into this one, despite the bookworm hero. I'd love to read the back story about Delilah's father, but sadly I don't think it actually exists.
My reviews are mostly my thoughts as I went with the book...Delilah's father 'Devil' Desmond, the notorious libertine, just wrote his memoir and gives it to the scholarly Jack for editing. Jack is just his polar opposite, books are his world. Delilah is her father's daughter, at least in her spirit....
This one didn't work at all for me. Never could see what attracted Jack to Delilah. Devil was supposed to be a rake with a scandalous history but was simply portrayed as a devoted and loving father and husband with a great sense of humour. Hence the plot, based around the publication of Devil's scan...
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